PAM_PROMPT(3) Linux-PAM Manual PAM_PROMPT(3)NAME
pam_prompt, pam_vprompt - interface to conversation function
SYNOPSIS
#include <security/pam_ext.h>
void pam_prompt(pam_handle_t *pamh, int style, char **response, const char *fmt, ...);
void pam_vprompt(pam_handle_t *pamh, int style, char **response, const char *fmt, va_list args);
DESCRIPTION
The pam_prompt function constructs a message from the specified format string and arguments and passes it to the conversation function as
set by the service. Upon successful return, response is set to point to a string returned from the conversation function. This string is
allocated on heap and should be freed.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_BUF_ERR
Memory buffer error.
PAM_CONV_ERR
Conversation failure.
PAM_SUCCESS
Transaction was successful created.
PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
System error.
SEE ALSO pam(8), pam_conv(3)STANDARDS
The pam_prompt and pam_vprompt functions are Linux-PAM extensions.
Linux-PAM Manual 09/19/2013 PAM_PROMPT(3)
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PAM_ERROR(3) Linux-PAM Manual PAM_ERROR(3)NAME
pam_error, pam_verror - display error messages to the user
SYNOPSIS
#include <security/pam_ext.h>
int pam_error(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, ...);
int pam_verror(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, va_list args);
DESCRIPTION
The pam_error function prints error messages through the conversation function to the user.
The pam_verror function performs the same task as pam_error() with the difference that it takes a set of arguments which have been obtained
using the stdarg(3) variable argument list macros.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_BUF_ERR
Memory buffer error.
PAM_CONV_ERR
Conversation failure.
PAM_SUCCESS
Error message was displayed.
PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
System error.
SEE ALSO pam_info(3), pam_vinfo(3), pam_prompt(3), pam_vprompt(3), pam(8)STANDARDS
The pam_error and pam_verror functions are Linux-PAM extensions.
Linux-PAM Manual 09/19/2013 PAM_ERROR(3)
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